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08-04-2003, 12:15 PM
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XP Home: Default drag action is copy?
Hi everyone!
I don't know exactly what has caused this, perhaps an MS update, or because I bought the version of XP Home that has SP1 already integrated. Whenever I drag and drop something with the left mouse button, the default action that occurs when I drop the icon is a "copy," not a "move." Anytime I want to just move something, I have to use the right button. This is a pain when I'm not thinking about it and I move a ton of files, only to find out that I copied them and have to wait for my hard disk to do it's whirly-grindy until it's finished. I've never seen this happen before! I've used other copies of XP on different computers, including my older one, and it wasn't this way. I don't think I've accidentally switched it on or anything. I have XP TweakUI if that's of any interest (it seems relevant) but I can't find a setting for any such thing anywhere, including TweakUI. Any suggestions? Thanks! NW |
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08-04-2003, 01:06 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Massachusetts
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If you are draging to a different drive the default action will be Copy and not Move. If the new location is on the same drive the default should be Move.
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08-04-2003, 01:55 PM
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Mondsreitersmann
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If you drag an executable file the default action is to create a shortcut.
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08-04-2003, 02:08 PM
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Member (9 bit)
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Jack, you hit it right on the nose. This was the first time I have ever partitioned a drive between Windows and the rest of my data, and a lot of my dragging and dropping occurs between the desktop and My Documents, which I relocated to the other partition. Thank you1
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08-04-2003, 04:21 PM
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Member (5 bit)
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Location: Massachusetts
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Just glad to help
 One other thing when you are dragging a file if the action is going to be Copy a little white square w/ a plus sign in it will appear if you keep the button held down. For a Shortcuts shortcut arrow will appear. And when you're Moving nothing extra appears. So if you ever aren't sure what you're doing on a drag you can just take a sec and look closely before you let go. |
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08-04-2003, 05:20 PM
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if you drag the file and hold the shift key it will move instead of copy
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